JA potential return next year part 2

#52
#52
Yeah in this new college era. If you can keep a known commodity at QB for 1 more year then like you say. Let the chips fall.
As I said in another thread you may see schools spending money on QBs with experience rather than paying them $2million to sit. Spend money on freshman that can play day 1 positions.

If Joey is getting good NFL grades then he probably should roll the dice
Even if Joey were to win the Heisman, I don't really know how high he gets drafted as a guy that will be 25 shortly after the draft and whose athletic profile is a far cry from being elite. He probably compares favorably to Dillon Gabriel athletically, who was a 3rd rounder. If he gets graded that highly, he should go. If he is graded as a 5th rounder or later, he will likely make more money coming back to TN for another year.
 
#53
#53
Maybe, maybe not. I would be willing to bet GMac thought when he came here that Nico would be likely gone after GMac's freshman year and he'd be given a chance to start.

Honestly though, you can't worry about it. If JA can come back and he wants to, you let everything fall where it may. JA is a top level QB in this system and he'd give us an amazing shot to win back to back Nattys.
Yes!!!!!
 
#54
#54
Anyone saying they’d rather he move on is stupid and they have a very poor memory.

The goal in recruiting great HS QBs like GMac and Faizon is to eventually have a great college QB like Joey, but it doesn’t always work out. How have people already forgotten how things worked out with Nico? I’m definitely not saying Faizon is Nico, but he’s unproven. Joey is proven. If Joey coming back runs off Faizon, so be it. That is the world we live in. The days of having QBs lined up for 3-4 years are over. When you find yourself with a great QB you hang on to him as long as possible. Period.
It's not about "rather". It's about his eligibility is done after this year.

Please stop the delusional thinking.
 
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#55
#55
Just remember what happened when Hendon had a second year as a Heupel QB. He can take a quarterback that fits into his system and greatly multiply their effectiveness the longer he has them. A Joey Agulair starting after a full year under Heupel could be the stuff of legends.

Especially since Joey is out of eligibility after this season.
 
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#56
#56
I know some folks are sure there is no way - but until the NCAA addresses the JUCO question either directly or via a lawsuit - anything could happen.

I have no problem if he decides to attempt to gain another year and I have no problem if he decides the time is right to move to the next level.

But I don't get those that feel him staying would not be good for the team. To me it is just the idea that the backup QB is always better syndrome.
 
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#58
#58
OU let Dillon Gabriel go to Oregon in order to keep Jackson Arnold. Arnold had a terrible year and transferred to Auburn. Gabriel finished 3rd in the voting for the Heisman and is starting for the Cleveland Browns this year. Arnold is still struggling at Auburn.

OU could still have gotten Mateer this year after Gabriel left, so worrying about who comes next isn't the best way to go.

Lesson for me: Keep the guy who has proven it and let the others go if they want to go. Worry about the next year when it gets here.
 
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